Dossier
Richard Reid
Coverage of Richard Reid in the Nexus archive.
- Did al-Qaeda Succeed?
Al-Qaeda has conducted only one fatal attack in the U.S. since 9/11, a 2019 shooting in Pensacola, Florida, by a Saudi Air Force officer affiliated with its Yemen branch. Other post-9/11 plots, including failed airline bombings and cargo attacks, were thwarted, and key leaders like Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri were killed.